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(1)CLASSICTALESPLAYS:Three Billy-Goats 1 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The story of Three Billy-Goats
There are three goats There’s a little white goat There’s a big red goat. And there’s a very big black goat.
The three goats like grass And they are very hungry.
The three goats see a river They see green, green grass They see a bridge over the river They want to eat the green, green grass.
The three goats see a troll under the bridge He’s a bad troll It’s the troll’s bridge But the goats are very hungry They want to go over the bridge. They want to eat the green, green grass.
The little goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the little goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him.
The little goat says, ‘Please don’t eat me! I’m little Wait for the next goat. He’s big.’
The troll listens The troll thinks ‘OK,’ says the troll And the little goat goes over the bridge.
The big goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the little goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him. The big goat says, ‘Please don’t eat me! Wait for the next goat He’s very big.’
The troll listens The troll thinks ‘OK,’ says the troll And the big goat goes over the bridge.
The very big goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the very big goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him.
‘Come here!’ says the troll.
‘OK Here I come!’ says the very big goat He runs at the troll He hits him The troll falls in the river And the very big goat goes over the bridge.
‘Goodbye, troll!’ say the goats The bad troll goes away He doesn’t come back. The three goats eat the green, green grass They’re happy.
Characters in the play Little Goat
Big Goat Very Big Goat
Three Billy-Goats
A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo.
(2)SCENE INTRODUCTION
Chorus This is the story of three goats, ‘Three Billy-Goats’
Three Goats Hello! Hello! Hello!
Chorus There’s a little goat
Little Goat Hello! I’m a little goat
Chorus There’s a big goat
Big Goat Hello! I’m a big goat
Chorus And there’s a very big goat
Black Goat Hello! I’m a very big goat
Chorus There’s a troll under the bridge He’s a bad troll
Troll Hello! I’m a troll This is my bridge
Three Goats Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!
Troll Goodbye!
SCENE
LOOK AT THE GRASS
Chorus The goats are hungry
Very Big Goat I’m hungry
Big Goat I’m very hungry
Little Goat I’m very, very hungry
Very Big Goat Look! There’s a river
Big Goat Oh, look at the river!
Little Goat It’s a very big river
Very Big Goat Oh, look! Look at the grass!
Big Goat Mm! Green, green grass!
Little Goat I want to eat the grass
Very Big Goat Oh, look! There’s a bridge
Big Goats There’s a bridge over the river
Little Goat Come on! Let’s go to the bridge
Chorus The goats want the grass They go to the bridge
SCENE
THE TROLL AND THE BRIDGE
The goats come to the bridge.
Chorus The troll sees the goats
Troll Hey, goats!
Big Goat Look! There’s a troll!
Very Big Goat Where?
Little Goat He’s under the bridge
Troll This is my bridge!
Very Big Goat There’s a troll
Little Goat There’s a big, bad troll
Big Goat Come on! Let’s go!
Chorus The goats run away
But then they stop and think
Little Goat Oh, I’m hungry!
Big Goat I want to eat the grass
Very Big Goat Mm! The green, green grass!
Three Goats We want to eat the grass
Troll (He laughs.)Come here, goats! I want to eat you!
SCENE
THE LITTLE GOAT GOES OVER THE BRIDGE
Chorus The little goat goes on to the bridge
Little Goat I’m on the bridge
Chorus ‘Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap!’ go his feet
Troll Who’s on my bridge?
Little Goat It’s me I want to eat the grass
Troll Come here! I want to eat you
Little Goat Please don’t eat me! I’m little
Wait for the next goat He’s big
Troll Well, um, let me think Do I want a little goat, or a big goat? I think I want a big goat!
Little Goat Oh, good! He doesn’t want to eat me
Troll OK, little goat Go over the bridge!
Chorus And the little goat goes over the bridge
CLASSICTALESPLAYS:Three Billy-Goats 2 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE
(3)CLASSICTALESPLAYS:Three Billy-Goats 3 © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE
I want to eat the grass.’ But the troll’s hungry. ‘Come here!’ he says
‘I want to eat you!’
SCENE
THE BIG GOAT GOES OVER THE BRIDGE
Chorus The big goat goes on to the bridge
Big Goat I’m on the bridge
Chorus ‘Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap!’ go his feet
Troll Who’s on my bridge?
Little Goat It’s me I want to eat the grass
Chorus The troll is hungry!
Troll Come here! I want to eat you
Chorus The troll wants the goat, the big billy-goat
Big Goat Please don’t eat me! Wait for the next goat He’s very big
Troll Well, um, let me think Do I want a big goat or a very big goat? I think I want a very big goat!
Big Goat Oh, good! He doesn’t want to eat me
Troll OK, big goat Go over the bridge!
Chorus And the big goat goes over the bridge
SCENE
THE VERY BIG GOAT GOES OVER THE BRIDGE
Chorus The very big goat goes on to the bridge
Very Big Goat I’m on the bridge
Chorus ‘Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap! Tip! Tap!’ go his feet
Troll Who’s on my bridge?
Very Big Goat It’s me I want to eat the grass
Chorus The troll is very hungry!
Troll Come here! I want to eat you
Chorus The troll wants the goat, the very big goat
Very Big Goat OK Here I come!
Chorus He runs at the troll
Troll Help! Help!
Chorus And he hits him
SPLASH! The big, bad troll falls in the river
And the very big goat goes over the bridge
Three Goats Goodbye, troll!
SCENE
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN
Chorus The troll goes away He doesn’t come back
Very Big Goat Mm green, green grass!
Big Goat I like the grass I’m not hungry now
Little Goat And I’m not hungry I’m happy
Three Goats We eat the grass, the green, green grass And we’re happy We’re very happy!
Chorus The goats eat the grass, the green, green grass They’re not hungry They’re happy And that is the end That is the end of the story